So often, I read the news or listen to all the events of the day and walk away feeling sad and depressed, like everything is a lost cause. Do you feel this way? Does the world seem to be filled with hate and anger? On those days where living in this world weights heavy on Read more

Today was rough. Generally, when my husband asks “How was your day?” I respond with a simple “Good. The usual.” He doesn’t want to hear the mundane details of the teacher’s life. After all, he has been listening to me for over ten years.  While my students change, most of the frustrations stay the same. Read more

For a 4-year-old, a lifetime is how long it takes for the commercials to end and for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to come back on. For a 7-year-old, a lifetime is the amount of time spent tearing red and green loops off the paper chain that Mommy hung from the door-frame to help you know when Christmas comes. Read more

In the first chapter of the book of John, our relationship with the Lord is as clear as it can be: “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…” (John 1:12) As a mother, I have discovered that there is Read more

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